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Sunlight glinting on the water – a hymn of hope

 

For all its beauty snow and ice can be dangerous, or keep us in our homes. This week’s text looks back to memories and forward to hopes, to sunlight glinting on the water

1          Sunlight glinting on the water,
            moonlight filtered by the trees,
            nature constantly reminding,
            spirit moving with the breeze,
            God is present in creation,
            God is here in such as these.

2          Holding visions in our memories,
            cherishing all we have known,
            things of beauty, scenes of wonder,
            gifts of grace we cannot own,
            all the joys that God has given,
            all the love that Christ has shown.

3          Now we come to offer worship
            for each heart and mind’s delight,
            for all human care and friendship,
            for the soaring spirit’s flight,
            God we offer praise each morning
            for your living, dancing light.

Andrew E Pratt (born 1948)
© 2015 Stainer and Bell Ltd., London, England copyright@stainer.co.uk . Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd.
Metre: 8 7 8 7 8 7
Tune: RHUDDLAN

This towering edifice – inspired by Mark 13:1-8

Temples now and then – This towering edifice of shining glass – inspired by Mark 13:1-8

1	This towering edifice of shining glass
	which speaks of power, of status and of class.  
	will one day fall, a glittering shower of shards, 
	will flutter like the children's house of cards.
	
2	These temples of our vanity and pride 
	like expectations of the crucified 
	will lie in dust and rubble that we raze, 
	not like the Christ who, later, God might raise.
	
3	We need to hear that sharp prophetic cry 
	reminding of the ones we would deny. 
	Self-righteous hypocrites will meet their end.
	Neglected people find in Christ a friend.

Andrew E Pratt (born 1948)
Words © 2012 © Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England copyright@stainer.co.uk . Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd.
Metre: 10 10 10 10
Tunes: CHILTON FOLIAT; GO FORTH